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the success of protests in egypt and to a lesser degree tunisia has spawned a wave of similar actions. they are demanding the ouster of that country's president in yemen. thousands defied demonstrations in algeria and security forces in bahrain used tear gas and rubber bullets to squash plans for a mass gathering there. tear gas was also used in iran to combat tens of thousands of protestors in central tehran's revolution square. jays rosen takes a look. >> reporter: clandestine video of protests across iran. they appeared throughout the day on youtube. it showed protestors death to the dictator and setting up burning barricades in tehran and fleeing tear gas. >> we are calling on the iranian government to using security forces and resorting to violence to prevent the free expression of ideas from their own people. >> reporter: iranian state run media cited one fatality. one want this man that belonged to a militia. iran's leaders is islamic awakening antarctic unresponsive government. the hordes of young people who fled to the streets of tehran 20 months ago. castigated for not swift
the success of protests in egypt and to a lesser degree tunisia has spawned a wave of similar actions. they are demanding the ouster of that country's president in yemen. thousands defied demonstrations in algeria and security forces in bahrain used tear gas and rubber bullets to squash plans for a mass gathering there. tear gas was also used in iran to combat tens of thousands of protestors in central tehran's revolution square. jays rosen takes a look. >> reporter: clandestine video of...
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>> brett: the unrest that has forced major changes in tunisia and egypt may be spreading. here is perspective on that is jordanian foreign minister who joins us from amman. thanks for being here. >> great to be with you. >> jon: let me ask you about that. do you believe that the protests that we saw in egypt and the outcome in egypt is spreading throughout the region, perhaps, even affecting you in jordan? >> certainly not affecting us in jordan in that context. yes, we have seen dramatic events in the middle east and north africa in the last few weeks. i know it makes sense for the media and international attention to say this could be a ripple effect but you can't apply the same model across the board. we are having demonstrations in jordan back in the late 19th century before it became fashionable, dynamic society against government policy. you correct the system every once in a while but what makes us comfortable here, you have king that whips it back in shape if they see it going off track. >> brett: you are one of the few cabinet members that kept the job in the chan
>> brett: the unrest that has forced major changes in tunisia and egypt may be spreading. here is perspective on that is jordanian foreign minister who joins us from amman. thanks for being here. >> great to be with you. >> jon: let me ask you about that. do you believe that the protests that we saw in egypt and the outcome in egypt is spreading throughout the region, perhaps, even affecting you in jordan? >> certainly not affecting us in jordan in that context. yes, we...
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the united states and tunisia enjoy a warm and indooring relationship and friendship. my meeting today with the deputy prime minister and foreign minister was a crowning motion in croatia's history, its pending membership in the european union. >>shepard: the secretary of state is speaking on croatia i will jump in, and we will be back with the question-and-answer section which is sure to follow. she said freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and freedom of the press are essential, they are at the bedrock, they must happen. freedom of asimply is not allowed. and freedom of expression, and how many have you heard say they have never been able to be able on a street corner their life. the first days of this uprising, men and women stood on street corners and talked about the politics of the day and rights and liberties and hopes for the future, ways to make money, ways to get commerce flowing, about all sorts of things that we talk about all the time. they cannot do any of it. and the freedom of the press. which hillary clinton says is essential. as greg palkot said
the united states and tunisia enjoy a warm and indooring relationship and friendship. my meeting today with the deputy prime minister and foreign minister was a crowning motion in croatia's history, its pending membership in the european union. >>shepard: the secretary of state is speaking on croatia i will jump in, and we will be back with the question-and-answer section which is sure to follow. she said freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and freedom of the press are essential,...
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tunisia first. egypt second. is there a next? >> i think i would worry about jordan. >> geraldo: jordan? >> wouldn't have happened under the father, king hussein. the son is some what weaker and the economy is much worse and there are a lot of angry palestinians in that country. >> geraldo: probably more palestinians than jordannians in jordan. >> there are. >> christian whiten, former state department official. in the george w. bush administration. what do you think? who is next? >> i'm not sure there is a next. i would like very much for there to be one. >> geraldo: you would like there to be one? >> another -- i would like to see democracy spread throughout the middle east into other oppressive states especially iran and saudi arabia which the repex causes a great deal of harm for us. i don't think we are at a berlin wall moment yet. >> you don't think this is one of those pivot points in history, christian? >> i wish it were. it is really significant what is going on and caught washington completely by surprise i think. we ha
tunisia first. egypt second. is there a next? >> i think i would worry about jordan. >> geraldo: jordan? >> wouldn't have happened under the father, king hussein. the son is some what weaker and the economy is much worse and there are a lot of angry palestinians in that country. >> geraldo: probably more palestinians than jordannians in jordan. >> there are. >> christian whiten, former state department official. in the george w. bush administration. what do...
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this is not yemen, this is not tunisia. this country cannot afford to fall into the hands of the extremists, and i hope moderation, indeed, and democracy will prevail. harris: so many hopes, and be i hear so much hope in your voice, ambassador dan gillerman, former israeli ambassador to the united nations and fox news contributor. thank you for your perspective. >> thank you very much. harris: right now we are seeing play out on the screen something we can't describe this far away. it looks like flares in celebration, but when you see smoke coming out of tahrir square after what we have seen in the last 18 days, it does give you pause. we know from our correspondents that this is a celebration on the ground, but clearly, that is a worrisome sight because anything can catch fire. jon: yeah. no doubt there will be some injuries in all this jubilation and celebration, but the egyptian people are clearly, clearly happy as they enjoy the second hour, really, of their freedom. the question is, what comes next? the hard business o
this is not yemen, this is not tunisia. this country cannot afford to fall into the hands of the extremists, and i hope moderation, indeed, and democracy will prevail. harris: so many hopes, and be i hear so much hope in your voice, ambassador dan gillerman, former israeli ambassador to the united nations and fox news contributor. thank you for your perspective. >> thank you very much. harris: right now we are seeing play out on the screen something we can't describe this far away. it...
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tunisia, lebanon, algeria, jordan, yemen all of them with close relation on the map and dealing with the uprising. dr. walid ferez author of "coming revolution" is joining us now. >> thank you for having me. timely is the yourbook. is there a connection, happening in the middle east with the uprising. is this the revolution you spoke of? >> these are strides and motion motions in the country that we see after they go through the change. but the title should have been the race in the middle east between those who want to move with the civil society, tunisia, and egypt. who have been impressed with the results like lebanon and green revolution in iran. that is influential on one hand. on the other happened, you have those who want to seize the moment and establish islamic state. hezbollah in lebanon and so on. there is a race in the middle east. tight one with the younger generation to improve their lives and go through some older generation of islamist militants who want to establish islamic republic. >> harris: how problematic is it for the united states if we so the islamic regime t
tunisia, lebanon, algeria, jordan, yemen all of them with close relation on the map and dealing with the uprising. dr. walid ferez author of "coming revolution" is joining us now. >> thank you for having me. timely is the yourbook. is there a connection, happening in the middle east with the uprising. is this the revolution you spoke of? >> these are strides and motion motions in the country that we see after they go through the change. but the title should have been the...
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started in iran, and recently in tunisia. by the way, does anybody know what is going on in tunisia today? i don't and yet it is a big phenomenon and is not just egypt and is wrong to think about egypt all by itself. >> michael ledee. -- ledeen, thank you, a pleasure being with you and thanks for being with us, and a point i want to make, some people forget on the night of 9/11 when there was dancing in the streets, the people in tehran were lighting candles and we thing of the iranian people as our enemy and they are not, they are many, many times or friends and the iranian leadership, those are the ones we need to be very, very concerned about, let us pray for and hope for the people of iran, to stand up to their leadership and bring freedom. you will not want to miss tonight's show, russell simmons, and we'll take opposite sides, well on just about everything. but you will find it interesting, founders of family life, dennis and barbara rainy with keys to keep your love spiritually strong for life and once every so often i
started in iran, and recently in tunisia. by the way, does anybody know what is going on in tunisia today? i don't and yet it is a big phenomenon and is not just egypt and is wrong to think about egypt all by itself. >> michael ledee. -- ledeen, thank you, a pleasure being with you and thanks for being with us, and a point i want to make, some people forget on the night of 9/11 when there was dancing in the streets, the people in tehran were lighting candles and we thing of the iranian...
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he wasn't the first street vendor in tunisia to do this. the thing the family took to social media to broadcast their story and broad cast the story of their town. it wasn't until al jazeera picked up facebook video of protest in the town that tunisia picked up the story. the name of the man and name of his little town and name of tunisia was a global hashtag on twitter t attracted attention of worldwide media. in egypt one of the catalysts for these protests was facebook. protests that were organized on and also reported on facebook pages, many of which were created in the name of a blogger beaten to death by egyptian police last year. gregg: in the front page of "the new york times" today gives an incredible account how one of last big egyptian protests occurred when 90,000 people were alerted on internet and immediately signed up and started assigning locations where they should go. then it mushroomed from there. is that what really happened over last six days in egypt? >> absolutely. alex ross, secretary clinton's aide said in little ro
he wasn't the first street vendor in tunisia to do this. the thing the family took to social media to broadcast their story and broad cast the story of their town. it wasn't until al jazeera picked up facebook video of protest in the town that tunisia picked up the story. the name of the man and name of his little town and name of tunisia was a global hashtag on twitter t attracted attention of worldwide media. in egypt one of the catalysts for these protests was facebook. protests that were...
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by the way, does anybody know what's going on in tunisia today? i don't, we don't pay attention to it anymore and yet, it's a big phenomenon and it's not just egypt. and i think it's wrong to think about egypt all by itself. >> michael, thank you, i appreciate it, the point i want to make oon as we he think about iran, some people forget on the 9/11, there was dancing in many arabic capitals, the team in tehran were lighting candles in memory and sometimes we think of the iranian people are our enemy, but they're many, many times our friend. the leadership are the ones that we have to be careful about. let's hope and pray for the people in iran for standing up for freedom. and you're not going to want to miss a night of tonight's show, we have hip-hop pioneer russe russe russell simmons and he and i are going to take the opposite side on almost everything and dennis and barbara rainy with the key to keep your love spiritually strong in life. and once every so often i hear a song that absolutely knocks me to the floor. tonight you'll hear one of mo
by the way, does anybody know what's going on in tunisia today? i don't, we don't pay attention to it anymore and yet, it's a big phenomenon and it's not just egypt. and i think it's wrong to think about egypt all by itself. >> michael, thank you, i appreciate it, the point i want to make oon as we he think about iran, some people forget on the 9/11, there was dancing in many arabic capitals, the team in tehran were lighting candles in memory and sometimes we think of the iranian people...
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it set up street protests that swept through tunisia. bringing down the rein of the dictator who fled to exile in saudi arabia. with the antigovernment wildfire spreading to yemen, jordan and most severely to the cradle of civilization itself, egypt. a 30 year long iron fisted dictatorship of our once best friend forever, president mubarraf. up front, greg pal cot with the latest. here is greg. >> we have just come off of the streets of cairo tonight and they remain tense, so some degree empty. the curfew imposed appears to be working. but we also did see hundreds of protesters remaining tonight in the central square of cairo. and we have gotten reports of government buildings nearby being attacked. during the day there was a lot of trouble in various spots here in cairo. the interior ministry headquarters, the symbol of the security apparatus of the government was attacked by about a thousand protesters. security guards defending the building shot back using live fire and there was three people reported dead. we are at the national poli
it set up street protests that swept through tunisia. bringing down the rein of the dictator who fled to exile in saudi arabia. with the antigovernment wildfire spreading to yemen, jordan and most severely to the cradle of civilization itself, egypt. a 30 year long iron fisted dictatorship of our once best friend forever, president mubarraf. up front, greg pal cot with the latest. here is greg. >> we have just come off of the streets of cairo tonight and they remain tense, so some degree...
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does anybody know what's going on in tunisia today? i don't. we don't pay attention to it any more. yet it's a big phenomenon. it's not just egypt. i think it's wrong to think about egypt all by itself. >> michael, thank you very much. always a pleasure to get to visit with you. hope to do it very soon. appreciate your opinion on this. >> the point i would certainly like to make as we think about iran some people think on the night of 9-11 when there was dancing in the streets in many arabic capitols across the world the people in iran, the people in tehran from lig were lightin. sometimes we think of the iranian people as their enemy. they are not. the iranian people are many times our friend but the iranian leadership those are the ones we need to be very, very concerned about let us pray for and hope for the people of iran to stand up to their leadership and bring freedom. you are not going to want to miss a night of tonight's show. we have hip hop pioneer russell simmons. he and i are going to take opposite sides on just about everything. you will find it interesting. founders o
does anybody know what's going on in tunisia today? i don't. we don't pay attention to it any more. yet it's a big phenomenon. it's not just egypt. i think it's wrong to think about egypt all by itself. >> michael, thank you very much. always a pleasure to get to visit with you. hope to do it very soon. appreciate your opinion on this. >> the point i would certainly like to make as we think about iran some people think on the night of 9-11 when there was dancing in the streets in...
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egypt, tunisia, algeria, lebanon, syria, we look at this little country israel. and the desire of radical islamists to take israel and wipe it off the map. what is the worst-case sin yair -- worst-case scenario? if they feel cornered weapon are going to start flying. >> israel all the arab countries united against israel, fought against it. went to their borders attacked israel. israel took the first blow so they wouldn't be ancus of anybody by starting this war. >> sean: and kicked the living daylights out -- >> the united states attempted to resupply. all of the european countries said you cannot stop here and refuel on your way to israel. what would happen if in an environment where the arab world saying we done want anybody resue ply israel then you see a situation where israel could slowly choke to death. >> sean: you are saying a modern day holocaust. worst-case scenario another world war? >> it could. combined with iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and the likelihood if they get weapons egypt, saudi arabia, turkey will get nuclear weapons as well. you coul
egypt, tunisia, algeria, lebanon, syria, we look at this little country israel. and the desire of radical islamists to take israel and wipe it off the map. what is the worst-case sin yair -- worst-case scenario? if they feel cornered weapon are going to start flying. >> israel all the arab countries united against israel, fought against it. went to their borders attacked israel. israel took the first blow so they wouldn't be ancus of anybody by starting this war. >> sean: and kicked...
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although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be killed. is far it hasn't happened in egypt yet but the egyptian government is promising more police and support and protection for opposition figures. given the problems in the country it is very possible we could see some type of attack on opposition leaders and both of these countries are coming out of a difficult political transition that have often been more violent than democratic. alisyn. alisyn: a real tinderbox there of tension. conor powell, thanks for the update. rick: coming up after the break, a troubling sign as the president prepares to d
although the tunisia prime minister denies it. he promised a full investigation and to catch those responsible for the murder. alisyn: do we have answer wlormt this assassination will spark more violence? >> reporter: we've already seen three days of violence and protest in tunisia and clashes with the police. and their main demand of the protesters, that the conservative islamic government steps down in tunisia. in tunisia we've seen muslim clerics call for opposition leaders to be...
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the egyptian the egyptians were emboldened by what happened in tunisia and they felt they could have the same thing happen and they felt if tunisia could remove their leader why couldn't they at least protest about the egyptian leader for whom many people in egypt had complaints for a long time. they are really worried about the success, who is going to take over succession when mubarak leaves? a lot of people don't want his son to be successor. >> uma: are you seeing sign on the twitter or media site where you see protest of other countries, people getting together starting to talk? >> certainly, that is a very important question. other countries in the middle east, there has been some chatter, certainly in the countries to look out for are in the gulf region. saudi arabia, bahrain, u.a.e. but they are nowhere near the protest that are changing the fabric of politics in egypt. >> uma: fascinating. amazing what social media has done. thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> uma: curfew is in effect in cairo. after the break, we talk to a man in cairo who witness
the egyptian the egyptians were emboldened by what happened in tunisia and they felt they could have the same thing happen and they felt if tunisia could remove their leader why couldn't they at least protest about the egyptian leader for whom many people in egypt had complaints for a long time. they are really worried about the success, who is going to take over succession when mubarak leaves? a lot of people don't want his son to be successor. >> uma: are you seeing sign on the twitter...
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or the muslim brotherhood in other countries like tunisia. it is going to be driven by local concerns. my concern is this, if we have progress, we have movement, we have compromise, and there's -- and we get elections sooner rather than later that are free and fair. i think things are going to work out whether the muslim brotherhood is included or not. if the government fights tooth and nail, this becomes more difficult, more violent and more extreme that's when extremists have the advantage. that's the scenario in which you have rather than moderate democratic popular leadership, where you get a more extreme leadership, regardless of its affiliation. we want this to work out quickly. the longer it goes on and the more violent that's when extremists will have the upper hand. >> we want it to work out for the people of egypt. jim walsh, thank you. >> chinese company that made this stealth bomber, reportedly want to make helicopters for our president, seriously. good or bad idea? we'll talk about it. if it can do this, here. and it can do this,
or the muslim brotherhood in other countries like tunisia. it is going to be driven by local concerns. my concern is this, if we have progress, we have movement, we have compromise, and there's -- and we get elections sooner rather than later that are free and fair. i think things are going to work out whether the muslim brotherhood is included or not. if the government fights tooth and nail, this becomes more difficult, more violent and more extreme that's when extremists have the advantage....
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sooner or later, whether it be in the streets of tehran or whether it be in egypt or tunisia, human yearnings are universal. sooner or later particularly in these days of instant communication and spread of knowledge and information, that is going to happen. you cannot keep the lid on without it blowing off. >> greta: let me switch to back home. health care. that is something that is a fierce topic here in the united states senate. what is going to happen? >> we are going to lose a vote. we lost a vote today on repeal of obama care. now we are going to go at it piece by piece. still a majority of the american people don't like the bill. i was very pleased to see the president's state of the union saying he's ready to work on medical malpractice reform. i was stunned because we tried that for so long and were rejected by the democrats. so, i think that over time, we will probably have a pretty good shot at dismantling obamacare in this latest court decision i think has impacted the process already. most experts i know think it may be upheld by the united states supreme court. >> greta: here's
sooner or later, whether it be in the streets of tehran or whether it be in egypt or tunisia, human yearnings are universal. sooner or later particularly in these days of instant communication and spread of knowledge and information, that is going to happen. you cannot keep the lid on without it blowing off. >> greta: let me switch to back home. health care. that is something that is a fierce topic here in the united states senate. what is going to happen? >> we are going to lose a...
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officials at the event bringing tunisia, egypt, and jordan. officials in queebs land preparing for a life-threatening storm. >> this is a very serious -- i think this is probably the biggest cyclone in living memory. >> jon: they are ordering thousands to evacuate the region already drenched by floods. forecasters predict the area could see 155 mile-per-hour winds. and up to three feet of rain. pakistan, supporters rallying outside a prison in the northern part of the country. to support the confessed killer of a pakistani governor. he says he killed the governor because of criticism of pakistani laws which mandate the death sentence for insulting islam. russia, an invention for the ages. one man combining wooden pro-propellers and a pair of wooden cross-country skis. the result? genius. we are told the device can go nearly 25 miles per hour. making trips to the grocery store a breeze. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> jon: i want one of those things. one of the bush twins breaking ranks with her father in a
officials at the event bringing tunisia, egypt, and jordan. officials in queebs land preparing for a life-threatening storm. >> this is a very serious -- i think this is probably the biggest cyclone in living memory. >> jon: they are ordering thousands to evacuate the region already drenched by floods. forecasters predict the area could see 155 mile-per-hour winds. and up to three feet of rain. pakistan, supporters rallying outside a prison in the northern part of the country. to...
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this did begin as reaction to tunisia and the overthrow of the government there. there is no doubt that after the prayers on friday, the muslim brotherhood mullahs called their followers in the street, which is one reason why demonstrations were so much larger and more violent. there is evidence from suez city and other cities that the brotherhood has been involved in violence. they are playing a cagey game. and trying to get in with it but not showing their hand or indicating they are leading it. >> mike: president obama has been a little ressy tent to get involved. maybe even showing lack of support for the mubarak government. when the uprising took place in iran a lot of people were hoping he would show support for the demonstrators. why isn't the president showing more pointed point of view? >> for a long time we failed to aid iran iian opposition. what happened after last year's fraudulent election in iran is one more example of not helping the opposition. we should remember that mubarak and egypt are allies of the united states. we have huge strategic intere
this did begin as reaction to tunisia and the overthrow of the government there. there is no doubt that after the prayers on friday, the muslim brotherhood mullahs called their followers in the street, which is one reason why demonstrations were so much larger and more violent. there is evidence from suez city and other cities that the brotherhood has been involved in violence. they are playing a cagey game. and trying to get in with it but not showing their hand or indicating they are leading...
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right out of the gate the discussion was on egypt and also tunisia. the nation's top intelligence official jim clapper the dni was asked whether the intelligence community had effectively dropped the ball or fumbled the ball when it had come to predicting some of the outcomes in tunis and egypt. in this particular case he said that the u.s. inteigence community had warned consistently that if the up rising in tunis spread to egypt that it had the potential in egypt of gaining momentum and perhaps toppling the government there. in the last few minutes the cia director has said that there was a strong likelihood that moubarak would step down tonight. i would preface that by saying that the central point to lawmakers is that the intelligence community cannot be clairvoyant about what is going to happen or get inside the minds of these individuals like moubarak and others. they pointed to the example in tunisia with the tunisian president. they said when he went to work that morning he did not anticipate by the end of the day he would be getting inside an
right out of the gate the discussion was on egypt and also tunisia. the nation's top intelligence official jim clapper the dni was asked whether the intelligence community had effectively dropped the ball or fumbled the ball when it had come to predicting some of the outcomes in tunis and egypt. in this particular case he said that the u.s. inteigence community had warned consistently that if the up rising in tunis spread to egypt that it had the potential in egypt of gaining momentum and...
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and, secondly, in tunisia, the exiled islamist leader that's been out of the country 20 years and the "wall street journal" reports he's back in the country now and received a tumultuous welcome in tunisia and is welcomed into those who are forming a new government there and i think in both countries, we see very worrisome signs about what this change is going to mean for america. martha: and we know the muslim brotherhood has been supportive of hamas, and hezbollah. >> sure. martha: and there's a lot of troubleso troublesome connections for the u.s. and people inside the country are saying away are not interested in an islamic government. in egypt. and, yet people who followed it for years says you cannot expect anything other than that from them. >> the promises at this point are not important. the history is and we see, for example they have promoted islamic law, everywhere, and, most of these organizations as you say, muslim brotherhood is something of a godfather of hamas, and hamas vows to destroy israel and it will never accept israel's right to exist and we can anticipate that
and, secondly, in tunisia, the exiled islamist leader that's been out of the country 20 years and the "wall street journal" reports he's back in the country now and received a tumultuous welcome in tunisia and is welcomed into those who are forming a new government there and i think in both countries, we see very worrisome signs about what this change is going to mean for america. martha: and we know the muslim brotherhood has been supportive of hamas, and hezbollah. >> sure....
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we've seen in tunisia, egypt, jordan, yemen and today in algeria and perhaps elsewhere fundamental forces, unleashed in the middle east that will have a profound impact on the united states and all of our vital interests as they develop. now, this is a fact of life for the government of the united states. foreign policy does not play out the same way that domestic policy to date einvolved. they don't wait our schedule. indeed, as humphrey bogart said, coincidentally in casablanca in morocco, it seems at that fate has taken a hand. and the question before us is whether our national leadership can play the hand effectively for america, in light of these developments. i am worried that not only do we face a crisis today, he we don't have a leadership in the white house that can deal with it. [applaus [applause] >> we watched the events in egypt and elsewhere and we can have some degree of optimism about that. we can recognize that many of the people are legitimately calling for democracy and liberty as we understand it. but americans are realistic and pragmatic, too, and they know that it's
we've seen in tunisia, egypt, jordan, yemen and today in algeria and perhaps elsewhere fundamental forces, unleashed in the middle east that will have a profound impact on the united states and all of our vital interests as they develop. now, this is a fact of life for the government of the united states. foreign policy does not play out the same way that domestic policy to date einvolved. they don't wait our schedule. indeed, as humphrey bogart said, coincidentally in casablanca in morocco, it...
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they were successful in tunisia. maybe we can do this in our country. it will take a different shape in every country because you have different local politics. megyn: right. >> but i believe we will see that and fox should get ready to deploy reporters to the different areas. megyn: as a former c.i.a. guy and somebody who has devoted his life to the business, and we watch the jubilance in the streets, do you enjoy watching this? what is your reaction as you see this? >> well, i mean, i have two senses on this thing, megyn. the one, aligned with our usual national security is that egypt in its previous form was a stable partner for us. now we have an unknown. it's better to deal with a known than an unknown. i'm more concerned about the united states than i am foreign countries, as far as their democracy. that may not be politically correct to say. however, that's my national security side. let's stick with the known. now we have an unknown and we have to figure out who the players are and how to deal with them. my other side that is a person that likes
they were successful in tunisia. maybe we can do this in our country. it will take a different shape in every country because you have different local politics. megyn: right. >> but i believe we will see that and fox should get ready to deploy reporters to the different areas. megyn: as a former c.i.a. guy and somebody who has devoted his life to the business, and we watch the jubilance in the streets, do you enjoy watching this? what is your reaction as you see this? >> well, i...
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has been sacked, that move coming as protestors, inspired by the mass demonstrations out of egypt and tunisia before that filled the streets in annan, angry at fuel and food prices, our mike tobin is in imam and we'll check in with him in moments. martha: to cairo where major roads are shut down, trains, buses shut down. look at this scene. this has been growing by the minute. it is 4:05 p.m. in kay re -- cairo now, tens of thousands of people gathering for the largest protest of its kind. the march of a million is what they're calling it, demonstrators calling for today to be the last of embattled president hosni mubarek's 30-year regime. greg palkot has been there since day one, he joins us now streaming live from cairo. you can see over his shoulder the protests behind him. greg, what is it like there now? >> reporter: yeah martha, estimates are of as many as a quarter of a million people in that center of cairo. that looks about right. things are generally calm but folks are determined, they want to see president mubarek go. we spent several hours out in the crowd. it is, again, generally
has been sacked, that move coming as protestors, inspired by the mass demonstrations out of egypt and tunisia before that filled the streets in annan, angry at fuel and food prices, our mike tobin is in imam and we'll check in with him in moments. martha: to cairo where major roads are shut down, trains, buses shut down. look at this scene. this has been growing by the minute. it is 4:05 p.m. in kay re -- cairo now, tens of thousands of people gathering for the largest protest of its kind. the...
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w it happened six weeks ago in neighboring tunisia when a 26-year-old street vendor frustrated at being shaken down by corrupt government inspectors set himself on fire in ultimately fatal protest. the suicide set up street protests that swept through tunassia, finally bringing down the 23 year long reign of its dictator who fled to exile in n saudi arabia.udi with thearab antigovernmentntov wildfire continuing to spreadli to yemen,re s jordan and most severely to the cradle of a civilization itself, egypt. crerica's most important ally in the arab world.el with the target of rage the 30o year long iran fist ofur dictatorship of president hosni mubarak. this is history unfolding before our eyes. up front, our greg palkot inotw cairo with the latest.st. here is greg.s airo t >> we they remain tense, so some degree empty. the curfew imposed appears to be working. but we also did see hundreds of protesters remaining tonight in the central square of cairo. and we have gotten reports of government buildings nearby being attacked. during the day there was a lot of trouble in various spots her
w it happened six weeks ago in neighboring tunisia when a 26-year-old street vendor frustrated at being shaken down by corrupt government inspectors set himself on fire in ultimately fatal protest. the suicide set up street protests that swept through tunassia, finally bringing down the 23 year long reign of its dictator who fled to exile in n saudi arabia.udi with thearab antigovernmentntov wildfire continuing to spreadli to yemen,re s jordan and most severely to the cradle of a civilization...
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new video out of tunisia hundreds marching on the capital calling the head of the police force to quit. the president there was forced to flee the country after 23 years in power. >> gregg: we are getting new reaction out of white house about those uprisings in egypt. president obama meeting with the national security team sending a message to egypt's president. james rosen is live in washington with that. >> reporter: a two hour meeting among top officials of the executive branch, civilian and military intelligence but not including president obama who is spending time with his family served as a mere preclude lood to a tighter group at the white house convened which did include the president. second strategy session lasted over an hour and like the first produced no major changes in the cautious approach. white house released a readout that concluded by saying that the reiterated called for restraint supporting universal rates rooted and supporting concrete steps that advance political reform in egypt. >> internally officials appear unimpressed by the latest moves by president mubara
new video out of tunisia hundreds marching on the capital calling the head of the police force to quit. the president there was forced to flee the country after 23 years in power. >> gregg: we are getting new reaction out of white house about those uprisings in egypt. president obama meeting with the national security team sending a message to egypt's president. james rosen is live in washington with that. >> reporter: a two hour meeting among top officials of the executive branch,...
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this did begin as reaction to tunisia and the overthrow of the government there. there is no doubt that after the prayers on friday, the muslim brotherhood mullahs called their followers in the street, which is one reason why demonstrations were so much larger and more violent. there is evidence from suez city and other cities that the brotherhood has been involved in violence. they are playing a cagey game. and trying to get in with it but not showing their hand or indicating they are leading it. >> mike: president obama has been a little ressy tent to get involved. maybe even showing lack of support for the mubarak government. when the uprising took place in iran a lot of people were hoping he would show support for the demonstrators. why isn't the president showing more pointed point of view? >> for a long time we failed to aid iran iian opposition. what happened after last year's fraudulent election in iran is one more example of not helping the opposition. we should remember that mubarak and egypt are allies of the united states. we have huge strategic intere
this did begin as reaction to tunisia and the overthrow of the government there. there is no doubt that after the prayers on friday, the muslim brotherhood mullahs called their followers in the street, which is one reason why demonstrations were so much larger and more violent. there is evidence from suez city and other cities that the brotherhood has been involved in violence. they are playing a cagey game. and trying to get in with it but not showing their hand or indicating they are leading...
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this follows shakeups in jordan following in egypt and tunisia. mike is screaming live to us from a man, jordan. >> reporter: king abdullah accepted the resignation of his prime minister. in doing so he fired all 31 of his cabinet ministers or government ministers. he then appointed a new prime minister a familiar face in skwroerd dane yan politics and gave him the designation to go ahead and put a new government together. the outgoing deputy prime minister says this is not the king ka pit ooh lating to all the pressure that's been brought by demonstrations he says this is the king staying one step ahead of the the muslim brotherhood which is pressing these demonstrations in amman tomorrow. >> he will make the decision and when he does i don't think anybody is going to see it as a capitulation to any one party. everyone knows the party that has the most support its the king and not the other party. >> reporter: this move falls short of demands made by the the muslim brotherhood. they want to see concrete corruption reform plan. they also want to r
this follows shakeups in jordan following in egypt and tunisia. mike is screaming live to us from a man, jordan. >> reporter: king abdullah accepted the resignation of his prime minister. in doing so he fired all 31 of his cabinet ministers or government ministers. he then appointed a new prime minister a familiar face in skwroerd dane yan politics and gave him the designation to go ahead and put a new government together. the outgoing deputy prime minister says this is not the king ka...
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you see tunisia, egypt, jordan, it could spread there and frankly it could go all the way from tunisia to iran and the question is, which way do the dominoes fall. fall against us, or for us. we want to make sure this they fall in our direction like they did after the berlin wall fell. >> you bring up a great point. we remember what happened last year in iran when a somewhat similar situation start today unfold there and after a week or so of protests quelled, stopped, we don't hear much rumblings out of iran anymore. a large youth movement there. how is this dinner?fferent? >> the difference, clayton, good to bring that up, the mistake i think that president obama made was when the movement was in iran, we should have embraced it. the way that my old boss reagan, on the day he was shot, most people don't realize, reagan in afl-cio speech wrote in we support you, you people of poland, you works, you have the right to organize and nobody remembered that except the polish workers remember that and that's what gave them their great, you know, impetus to go forward. we didn't do that with
you see tunisia, egypt, jordan, it could spread there and frankly it could go all the way from tunisia to iran and the question is, which way do the dominoes fall. fall against us, or for us. we want to make sure this they fall in our direction like they did after the berlin wall fell. >> you bring up a great point. we remember what happened last year in iran when a somewhat similar situation start today unfold there and after a week or so of protests quelled, stopped, we don't hear much...
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we discussed the rapid transformation that's taking place in places like egypt and tunisia, and we both agreed that it's critical that not only does political reform proceed, but economic reform acoes those changes there. because so much of what is taking place has to do with the aspirations of young people throughout the arab world for their ability to determine their own fate, to get an education, to get a job, to be able to support a family, and that means some of the old structures that were inhibiting their ability to progress have to be reworked. his majesty discussed the reform efforts that are taking place inside jordan, as well, and we welcome the initiatives that his majesty has already embarked on and feel confident that to the extent that he's able to move these reforms forward, this will be good for the security and stability of jordan, but also, will be good for the economic prosperity of the people of jordan. and so we're very pleased to support him on that front. along those lines, one of the things we discussed is how the united states continues to be supportive of thes
we discussed the rapid transformation that's taking place in places like egypt and tunisia, and we both agreed that it's critical that not only does political reform proceed, but economic reform acoes those changes there. because so much of what is taking place has to do with the aspirations of young people throughout the arab world for their ability to determine their own fate, to get an education, to get a job, to be able to support a family, and that means some of the old structures that...
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dominic di-natale is streaming to us live on the border of libya and tunisia. what's going on there? >> reporter: we are seeing constant flows of people trying to flee libya, thousands upon thousands of libyans making their way across the border here just east part of libya, it's the west part of libya, the east part of tunisia. and all throughout the day we've seen people just trying trying , escape the violence, b, get supp from the capital, tripoli. people here not entirely sure what is going on, they're hearing about all of confusion -- [inaudible] and people have had their confidence shaken by the rebels. however, in the past 24 hours a lot of people were saying they do believe they can ultimately overthrow the government, or rather gadhafi, but they say they had had believed -- [inaudible] look, we're going the send him to the international criminal court, and now the sons have appeared to have escaped the rebels. whether this really is the final push and the final days of gadhafi, as -- [inaudible] just to make sure they are heading out of the country in
dominic di-natale is streaming to us live on the border of libya and tunisia. what's going on there? >> reporter: we are seeing constant flows of people trying to flee libya, thousands upon thousands of libyans making their way across the border here just east part of libya, it's the west part of libya, the east part of tunisia. and all throughout the day we've seen people just trying trying , escape the violence, b, get supp from the capital, tripoli. people here not entirely sure what...
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there isn't going to be an immediacy like what happened in tunisia, and like what happened in egypt. the expectations need to change. if these rebels want to be successful and not be labeled the gang that couldn't shoot straight or a bunch of barney feiffs we have to give them suggestions and opportunities to live to fight another day. gregg: secretary gates repeated the president's vow there will be no american troops on the ground but there is some question about the cia's role and whether they are on the ground and what they are doing. what are your thoughts? >> the cia is there, they are vetting the rebel forces as best they can, they are determining friend from foe, who is to be trusted, keeping the lines of communication open. doing data searches of known terrorists. at least it gives the cia who does this magnificently a sense of those who can be trusted. there are boots on the ground but there aren't military boots unless of course there might be some special ops folks. gregg: you probably saw it the "wall street journal" editorial page has an op spayed ed page by cane kin an
there isn't going to be an immediacy like what happened in tunisia, and like what happened in egypt. the expectations need to change. if these rebels want to be successful and not be labeled the gang that couldn't shoot straight or a bunch of barney feiffs we have to give them suggestions and opportunities to live to fight another day. gregg: secretary gates repeated the president's vow there will be no american troops on the ground but there is some question about the cia's role and whether...
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if you saw what happened in tunisia and jordan they were not led by islamists, they were led by tunisians fed up with what is happening in their country. i think it's popular to have a secular democracy. it's not going to be a smooth process and we don't have any apparent leader inee skwreups right now. this is why they are talking about the transition team that will sort of amend the laws as necessary for people to stand up for election, free from any intimidation, and then and only then will we find out what kind of alternative leadership will emerge. gregg: i'm sure you heard the comments of secretary of state hill hill yesterday when she warned that removing president moubarak too quickly, too hastily could threaten the country's transition to democracy. don't they need to strengthen the parliamentary system first and otheree electorial things. >> if a transition takes place while mr. moubarak stays on top of power, that they are not going to be harassed, and they are not going to be sought after and that the regime will not renege on the reforms that were promised. i theul think it i
if you saw what happened in tunisia and jordan they were not led by islamists, they were led by tunisians fed up with what is happening in their country. i think it's popular to have a secular democracy. it's not going to be a smooth process and we don't have any apparent leader inee skwreups right now. this is why they are talking about the transition team that will sort of amend the laws as necessary for people to stand up for election, free from any intimidation, and then and only then will...
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turkish officials are escorting them to the libyan board with tunisia. they will be handed over. they have been mission since last tuesday after being captured by forces loyal to qaddafi. the u.s. is leading that international era salt on libya but our military hopes to hand over control of the operation soon as libyan lead deer qaddafi vows to fight a long war. what is ahead for the u.s. over there? we'll g go indepth. a little boy killed on a ride. brand-new news on this accident. wwe are live at the fox news desk. ♪ [ male annouer ] with amazing innovation, driven by rentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ twenty-five thousand mornings, give or take, is all we humans get. we spend them on treadmills. we spend them in traffic. and if we get lucky, really lucky, it dawns on us to go spend them in a world where a sile sunrise can still be magic. twenty-five thousand mornings. make sure some of them are pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. - because it's completely invisible. - because it's designed to help me hear better. male announcer: i
turkish officials are escorting them to the libyan board with tunisia. they will be handed over. they have been mission since last tuesday after being captured by forces loyal to qaddafi. the u.s. is leading that international era salt on libya but our military hopes to hand over control of the operation soon as libyan lead deer qaddafi vows to fight a long war. what is ahead for the u.s. over there? we'll g go indepth. a little boy killed on a ride. brand-new news on this accident. wwe are...
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we begin with dominic di-natale in tunisia with the latest. hello dominic. >> reporter: yes, we are hearing from rebels they believe the fall of colonel gadhafi after 40 years of dictatorship be 72 hours away. they say they've got as many as 15,000 troops on the outskirts of the city, close as 15 miles, ready for a final push in the capital. in the past 48 hours we've seen them take key towns, an oil refinery town on the coast. also another key town to the east of the city. bear in mind, with 15,000 troops, they will be taking on the capital, which is larger than any city that they've taken so far. there is a real sense of momentum behind the rebels' approach. there was fighting overnight, in coordination say the rebels, with nato strikes. explosions and gunfire were heard across the city. that has continued throughout today. we believe that key neighborhoods, there were groups and citizens waiting for the rebels to come closer. whereby, they intend on joining those ranks in one final push. there whether it is 72 hours or longer. you have to r
we begin with dominic di-natale in tunisia with the latest. hello dominic. >> reporter: yes, we are hearing from rebels they believe the fall of colonel gadhafi after 40 years of dictatorship be 72 hours away. they say they've got as many as 15,000 troops on the outskirts of the city, close as 15 miles, ready for a final push in the capital. in the past 48 hours we've seen them take key towns, an oil refinery town on the coast. also another key town to the east of the city. bear in mind,...
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and from tunisia to egypt and now iran. recent successful revolutions could be inspiring iran's youth to once again stage an uprising of their own. is the obama administration stokeing that fire? peter dooc ocy in washington wh the story. >> many tried to uprise i in ad they were beaten down in the streets. there are protests for tomorrow in iran and iranians are spray painting tahrir square on street signs. put that together with the perspective of the exiled prince of iran, he says his country might now be ready for democracy. >> they have been ready for years but in terms of opportunity the opportunity now is more than ever from many standpoints. a, they know that they are not operating aloan in a vacuum any more. they know that the world is watching more intently than ever before. particularly i think from the point of view of the western world the tenability of people demanding something in countries in the middle east was at best a possibility. now, they have a tangible proof of it. >> and last week marked the 32nd an
and from tunisia to egypt and now iran. recent successful revolutions could be inspiring iran's youth to once again stage an uprising of their own. is the obama administration stokeing that fire? peter dooc ocy in washington wh the story. >> many tried to uprise i in ad they were beaten down in the streets. there are protests for tomorrow in iran and iranians are spray painting tahrir square on street signs. put that together with the perspective of the exiled prince of iran, he says his...
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mean, not just for tunisia, but egypt. they were highlighted. but the issue is, i think, what the current concern is and the intel chair is starting to do what they always do up on the hill. if you have a crisis, then almost as soon as that crisis is over, sometimes before, you'll have politicians saying, that must have been an intelligence failure. >> gretchen: so what this warning was, it was relatively vague. i mean, it was saying we should be watching egypt, but i believe that the c.i.a. official yesterday testified that nobody knew when exactly the trigger would happen or what the trigger would be. >> right. you've got a rapidly unfolding spontaneous situation that doesn't fit itself nicely into what people would like to believe intelligence is. people would like to believe, including the congress, they'd that like to think it's all black and white. and you're always going to have perfect information. unfortunately, it's an imperfect world and you never have everything you want to make a decision. >> gretchen: are you
mean, not just for tunisia, but egypt. they were highlighted. but the issue is, i think, what the current concern is and the intel chair is starting to do what they always do up on the hill. if you have a crisis, then almost as soon as that crisis is over, sometimes before, you'll have politicians saying, that must have been an intelligence failure. >> gretchen: so what this warning was, it was relatively vague. i mean, it was saying we should be watching egypt, but i believe that the...
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., chechnya, kosovo, egypt, gaza, jordan, libya, tunisia and saudi arabia. this is seen as more evidence that al qaeda's islamist message is gaining traction in syria. the report reads in part, quote, the lion's share of foreign fighters dying in syria are fighting with the most hard-line organization involved in the uprising. the leader recently publicly sworn allegiance to al qaeda leader dr. al-zawahiri. they recently obtained the footage where al qaeda claims to hold training camps for teenage fighters within syria. while the claims can not be independently verified this is seen as more evidence that al qaeda wants to leverage deteriorating security conditions. this week the state department called on all foreign fighters to leave the country. >> well, let me just reiterate why we played the strong call we did. he wanted to send a message that this is of great concern. the, addition and the growth of foreign fighters including of course hezbollah, as the most prominent example. >> reporter: the new report draws on social media which is being used by extr
., chechnya, kosovo, egypt, gaza, jordan, libya, tunisia and saudi arabia. this is seen as more evidence that al qaeda's islamist message is gaining traction in syria. the report reads in part, quote, the lion's share of foreign fighters dying in syria are fighting with the most hard-line organization involved in the uprising. the leader recently publicly sworn allegiance to al qaeda leader dr. al-zawahiri. they recently obtained the footage where al qaeda claims to hold training camps for...
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security or withdraw diplomatic staff in advance of a crisis from central america to khartoum, from tunisia to yemen, from egypt to mali and others. while dod does not have the primary responsibility for the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities around the world, we do work closely with the state department and support them as requested. in the months prior to the benghazi attack, as i've said, we had received from the intelligence community almost 300 reports on possible threats to american facilities around the world. over the course of the day on september 11th general dempsey and i received a number of reports of possible threats to u.s. facilities, including those in cairo, egypt, but there were no reports of imminent threats to u.s. personnel or facilities in benghazi. by our best estimate the incident at the temporary mission facility in benghazi began at about 3:42pm eastern daylight time on september 11th. the embassy in tripoli was notified of the attacks almost immediately, and within 17 minutes of the initial reports, about 3:59pm, africom directed an unarmed and unmanned surve
security or withdraw diplomatic staff in advance of a crisis from central america to khartoum, from tunisia to yemen, from egypt to mali and others. while dod does not have the primary responsibility for the security of u.s. diplomatic facilities around the world, we do work closely with the state department and support them as requested. in the months prior to the benghazi attack, as i've said, we had received from the intelligence community almost 300 reports on possible threats to american...
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. >> in tunisia, civil resistance leads to the ouster of the long time president. massive demonstrations bring the end to the rule of hosni mubarak. protests in libya escalate into a full scale rebellion. khadafy captured and later killed. >> in syria, an uprising erupted against assad. despite international pressure, the bloody crackdowns continue. >> the eyes of the world on westminister abbey as an estimated three billion people watched the royal wedding. >> in what may be the biggest news story of the year. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, leader of al-qaeda. >> u.s. navy seals shoot and kill the terror leader in a compound in pakistan. >> the director of the imf for allegedly assaulting a hotel made. charges against dominique strauss-kahn is later dropped. >> at large for 15 years, the former bosnian serb general responsible for the massacre of thousands of muslims is arrested. >> a deadly e. coli outbreak in europe killing about 45. >> after 50 years of struggle, sudan declares it's independence. >> british newspape
. >> in tunisia, civil resistance leads to the ouster of the long time president. massive demonstrations bring the end to the rule of hosni mubarak. protests in libya escalate into a full scale rebellion. khadafy captured and later killed. >> in syria, an uprising erupted against assad. despite international pressure, the bloody crackdowns continue. >> the eyes of the world on westminister abbey as an estimated three billion people watched the royal wedding. >> in what...
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at the friends of syria meeting today in tunisia, there are 70 nations meeting. in an editorial in "the new york times," that editorial says these 70 nations should call for a no-kill zone to allow for humanitarian aid. kt mcfarlane joins us now. kt, these no-kill zones would be in different parts of the country, the red cross would be there, and you would have some special operators from countries like turkey, saudi arabia and jordan take part in maintaining these no-kill zones. do you think that's where we should be going with this? >> there's very little we can do. there's really no military option the united states or nato has in syria. for three reasons. um, one, there is no syrian opposition that's armed. there's no army to build on, so unlike libya which had a rag tag army, syria doesn't have that. secondly, syria has a lot of friends in the neighborhood; iran, russia, china. iran isn't going to let syria go without a fight. and then the third reason is as president obama's pivoting to asia, cutting the defense budget and a lot of resources tied up in the
at the friends of syria meeting today in tunisia, there are 70 nations meeting. in an editorial in "the new york times," that editorial says these 70 nations should call for a no-kill zone to allow for humanitarian aid. kt mcfarlane joins us now. kt, these no-kill zones would be in different parts of the country, the red cross would be there, and you would have some special operators from countries like turkey, saudi arabia and jordan take part in maintaining these no-kill zones. do...
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the fact that the wife and daughter have already left to tunisia is interesting, but again, i think the full effort of everyone from the president to the c.i.a. and our allies in europe should be where can gadhafi go? are we going to -- make a deal with uganda or saudi arabia? i don't know. but he has to have an exit plan, otherwise i think it really will be the alamo. >> steve: maria shriver had a exit plan for arnold and it was when she found out he was sleeping with the help, when was that? >> yeah. >> steve: apparently a month ago it all hit the fan. >> you mean when he left office? >> steve: shortly after. >> do you believe that pakistan didn't know bin laden was living in abbotabad? >> gretchen: doesn't change the equation. >> he's a dog and he's getting his just desserts. but a couple of -- did you ask a question yet? >> brian: you're responding to -- >> steve: this is so disgusting. >> first of all, it's about adultery. men who cheat, and i'm speaking from deep experience here, clean and sober 11 years. but men who cheat do it with targets of opportunity. they don't do it with m
the fact that the wife and daughter have already left to tunisia is interesting, but again, i think the full effort of everyone from the president to the c.i.a. and our allies in europe should be where can gadhafi go? are we going to -- make a deal with uganda or saudi arabia? i don't know. but he has to have an exit plan, otherwise i think it really will be the alamo. >> steve: maria shriver had a exit plan for arnold and it was when she found out he was sleeping with the help, when was...
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in tunisia the president fell, and iran stands to gain from all of this. jon: j.d. gordon, formerly a defense department spokesman, thank you for your expertise. >> thank you, jon. jon: we have a lot more live "happening now" coming right up. you know rheumatoid arthritis means pain. but you may not know it can also mean destruction. not just of your joints, but of the things you love to do. and the longer you live with the aching, swelling, and stiffness, the closer you may be to having your favorite things... taken away from you. but you can take action today. go to ra.com for your free joint profile so you can better talk to your rheumatologist about protecting your joints. jenna: in less than an hour from now the federal reserve will announce whether they are making any changes to interest rates. interest rates affecting car loans, home equity lines, even our credit cards. shortly after the announcement we will watch history in the making. ben bernanke will hold a conference for the first time. jenna: why now? why is he giving a press conference for the first ti
in tunisia the president fell, and iran stands to gain from all of this. jon: j.d. gordon, formerly a defense department spokesman, thank you for your expertise. >> thank you, jon. jon: we have a lot more live "happening now" coming right up. you know rheumatoid arthritis means pain. but you may not know it can also mean destruction. not just of your joints, but of the things you love to do. and the longer you live with the aching, swelling, and stiffness, the closer you may be...
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should we focus on standing up tunisia and egypt, the unrest in iran, seeing if there's a replacement for qaddafi? they have to get on the same page quick. >> i think that's true. i think that what you're looking at here is the surfacing of the animosities of 2008 as we approach 2012 because clearly, this was a real afront to hillary and her camp will see it that way. >> lot more to talk about. stay right there. you're taking a swipe at paul ryan saying he missed the mark yesterday. we want to know why right on the other side of the break plus just hours after winning best in show, hickory making her first stop of the day right here on "fox & friends." attention, deer, run for your lives! we got a hound in the green room. >> got some quick headlines for you. the justice department reportedly close to seeking an indictment against john edwards. it would be for using a million dollars in campaign money to hide his affair with rielle hunter while he was running for president. uh-oh! and united airlines grounding its entire fleet of 757's today. the carrier will perform maintenance on 96
should we focus on standing up tunisia and egypt, the unrest in iran, seeing if there's a replacement for qaddafi? they have to get on the same page quick. >> i think that's true. i think that what you're looking at here is the surfacing of the animosities of 2008 as we approach 2012 because clearly, this was a real afront to hillary and her camp will see it that way. >> lot more to talk about. stay right there. you're taking a swipe at paul ryan saying he missed the mark yesterday....